North Bradley CE Primary School is looking to recruit a passionate and enthusiastic Administration Assistant to join their team. Working as a member of staff within our Trust you will be a part of a team and play an active role in ensuring the learning and development of all our young people.
The working hours for this role are expected to be, 6.5 hours per week, one full day per week, which day to be discussed at interview. 38 weeks per year. The start date for this role is as soon as possible.
Some of your duties and responsibilities will include, effectively distributing everything received into the school office (paperwork, money, goods). Maintaining medical supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating supply needs and placing orders. The successful candidate must be able to receive and prioritise incoming telephone calls, and deal with them appropriately. You must be comfortable learning systems such as Arbor in order to input information such as pupil records but also to maintain and keep up to date all records. It is essential that you are an excellent communicator in order to support the smooth running of the school office.
For a complete Job description, Person Specification and Candidate Briefing Pack please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as this will guide you in preparing a strong application and understanding what we’re looking for.
EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a leading educational institution based in Wiltshire. Dedicated to providing high-quality education to students from diverse backgrounds. Members of staff across EQUA Mead will be committed to improving the life chances of the pupils we educate and ensure we give Every Child, Every Chance. As a growing Trust, currently educating almost 6000 pupils across 22 different schools (pre-school, primary, Primary and sixth form) we are immensely proud of our staff and endeavour to be an employer of choice. This is an exciting time as we continue to grow the number of schools and children we support.
When completing your application please ensure that you add at least 2 references with the first being your most recent employer. Please view the attached referencing document to familiarise yourself with our process. Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date.
In addition, it is essential that your application includes a full employment history and accounts for any periods of time where you were not in active employment.
If you have any questions about the vacancy or would like to know more about North Bradley CE Primary School please do not hesitate to contact Jo Coles, finance@northbradley.equamead.org.
This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.
